Attic Lekanis

Illustration

by
Egisto Sanipublished on 17 May 2013

A red-figure Attic Lekanis, 400-300 BCE. (Provenance: Spina Necropolis). Lekanides were often used for serving food where the lid could be overturned and its handle became a foot. The woman depicted here holds a tympanon or drum.

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Original image by Egisto Sani. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 17 May 2013 under the following license: Copyright. You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author.